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词条 Jeneda Benally
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jeneda Benally
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| image = Navajo Blackfire Jeneda.jpg
| caption = Benally in 2004
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|6|29}}
| birth_place = Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
| occupation = Bassist, songwriter, storyteller, actress, model, artist, dancer
| genre = Alternative rock, punk rock
| years_active = 1989-present
}}Jeneda Benally is the bassist and co-vocalist alongside her brothers in the Navajo punk rock band Blackfire.[1] She currently plays bass and sings with her brother Clayson Benally in the multi-award winning duo Sihasin. In 2012, theyformed Sihasin, the Navajo word for “hope”, releasing their Ed Stasium-produced debut album, NeverSurrender, in 2012 to critical acclaim and numerous awards on the American Indian Music scene, and receivedthe honor of being called the "#1 Freedom Fighting Band to Get You Through the Trump Years" by “TheHuffington Post” in Dec 2016. They also collaborated on the song “Sister Moon and Brother Sun” for the 2017Grammy nominated album by roots children’s duo The Okee Dokee Brothers. Theirpunk rock version of the Christmas classic, “Winter Wonderland” was featured in an ad campaign with Tony Bennet forHyundai.Known worldwide for her performing work with her family's dance troupe, "The Jones Benally Family," Jeneda is also well-known for her work for human rights, sacred sites, forced relocation, and environmental and animal rights. Jeneda was part of the Delos Convention for the U.N. in Greece, and was a plaintiff in the federal court case against reclaimed wastewater in order to protect the Sacred San Francisco Peaks.A traditional practitioner of Navajo medicine, Jeneda has been featured on NPR, as an actress in Nanobah Becker's film "The Sixth World," and has appeared in numerous TV specials and in National and International press. Jeneda Benally has travelled the world sharing her Navajo Culture and important critical issues. Besides her duties in the band, she is an activist for various causes. Not only has she been a Miss Flagstaff Indian Days Powwow Princess, she is also a national Native American Honor Roll Society member. [2]

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1. ^B L A C K F I R E {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921005846/http://www.blackfire.net/index2.shtml |date=2009-09-21 }}
2. ^Indigenous People
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